Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO4 Photoanodes

Zhou, Chenyu; Zhang, Lihua; Tong, Xiao; Liu, Mingzhao

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c19623

Temperature Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Model Study Based on BiVO₄ Photoanodes

Journal Article · Wed Dec 15 23:00:00 EST 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c19623· OSTI ID:1838175

^[1]; Zhang, Lihua ^[2]; Tong, Xiao ^[2]; ^[2]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is typically studied at room temperature. In this work, the temperature effect on PEC water splitting is studied using crystalline BiVO4 thin film photoanode as a model system. Systematic temperature-dependent electrochemical study demonstrates that the PEC activity is boosted at elevated electrolyte temperatures and indicates that thermal energy plays a main role in improving charge carrier transport in the bulk of BiVO₄. Irreversible surface reconstruction is observed after PEC reactions at elevated temperature in the presence of hole scavengers, with regularly spaced stripes emerging on BiVO4 grains. The surface-reconstructed photoanode exhibits up to 40% improvement in photocurrent densities and ~0.25 V shift of photocurrent onset to favorable direction. Detailed investigation shows the formation of amorphous layer without stoichiometric change at the reconstructed surface. Furthermore, this work provides insights of temperature effect on photoelectrode in solar water splitting and reveals the non-negligible effect of hole scavengers in photoelectrochemical measurement.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1838175

Report Number(s):: BNL--222538-2021-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 51 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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